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A. FORNANDBR.

MACHINE FOR MAKING AND OOVERING CORD.

Patented Oct. 21, 1884..

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ATTORNEYS.

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A. FORNANDER.

MACHINE PONMANING AND GOVENING 1101111.

No. 306,911. Patented ont. 21, 1884.

INVBNTON 1 ATTORNEYS.-

'WITNBssEs1 N. PETERS. Pholv-Lnhogmpnm. wnshngmn. D. C.

Unire STATES Aram ALFRED FORNANDER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW" YORK, ASSIGNOE TO LEOPOLD REMAOLE, OF SAME PLACE.

YlVlACHlNE FOR MAKING AND COVERING CORDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,911, dated October 21, 1884.

Application filed October' 2l, 1882. (Xo model.)

T all wwn'z, t may concer/L:

Be it known that l, ALFRED FonNaNnnn, of Brooklyn, in the county'of Kings and-State of N ew York, have invented. a new and Improved Machine for Making and Covering Cords, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved machine for twisting and 1o covering the several strands of a cord with silk or some other material and then twisting' the twisted and covered strands together to form a cord; and to this end the invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement i5 of parts, as hereinafter fully described, and

pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the gures.

Figure lis a front elevation of my improved machine for twisting` and covering the several strands of a cord and twisting the covered strands together, parts being broken out and shown in section. Fig. 2is a plan view of part of the same on the line z, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the saine on line t a3, Fig. l. Fig. 4t is a sectional plan view ofthe same on line g/y, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detailv 3c sectional elevation of a part ofthe same on an enlarged scale. Fig. 6 is a detail elevation of the cog-wheel vfor transmitting motion to the cord-wheel. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the winding and tension device for the spools on which the silk or covering threads are wound.

The entire machine rests uponla base-plate, A, which is preferably provided with a series of legs.

4o On the lower end of a journaled vertical shaft, A', projecting from t-he under side of the plate A, is rigidly mounted driving or belt pulley, A?. On the same shaft -A' are rigidly mounted cog-wheels B and G, of which the former, B, engages with a cog-wheel, B', on the lower end of a vertical shaft, B2, having a vertically-adj ustable bevel cog-wheel, B3, mounted thereon, the said bevel cogwheel engaging with one of three concentric circular 5o rows of teeth, d' d'2 d, on a disk, D, which is rigidly mounted on a sleeve, D', mounted on a horizontal shaft, D2, projecting from the veredge ofthe plate A.

tical shaft B". A series of pulleys, c a' b b' If, of different diameters, are rigidly mounted on the sleeve D', and over one of the pulleys b b' 5 5 b2 a cord or driving belt, F, passes, which passes over a drivingpulley, F', which is connected with a reel, F2, on which the completed cord is wound. The cogwheel Con the shaft A' engages with a cog-wheel, G, on a vertical 6o shaft, G', journaled in a bracket on the under side of the plate A, and the said wheel C also engages with a cog-wheel, H, rigidly mounted on the lower end of a vert-ical tubular shaft, H', which passes through a vertical sleeve, l, 65 journaled in the plate A, and on the upper end of which sleeve I a circular horizontal plate, l', is centrally mounted, the said circu` lar plate being provided with an upwardlyprojecting vertical rim or flange, I2. 7o On the verticalV shaft C' a cog-wheel, C", is rigidly'mounted below the cog-wheel G, and engages with a cog-wheel, G', rigidly mounted on the lower end of a vertical shaft, Gi', which passes through the tubular shaft H'. A hori' 7 5 zontal frictional disk, J, is mounted on the upper end of the shaft O', and on .the said fric- The wheel J' is loosely mounted between two iixed collars on the screw-sleeve J, through 8o` which sleeve the horizontal screw-shaft J2, j ournaled in projection of the plate A, passes, whereby the said wheel is free to turn'on its axis, but is prevented from movinglongitudina-lly thereon. A hand-wheel, f, is secured t0 85 the outer end of the shaft J2, and a graduated scale, g, is provided on an adjoining straight rlhe lower surface (of the circular plate l' rests upon the edge of the friction-wheel J'. 90

At the upper end of the tubular shaft H', and directly above the plate l', two series of arms, K K', respeetively,project radially and horizontally from the side of said tubular shaft and into the ends of the said arms, the upper tubular pivots, 71, and the bottom pivots, ji, of flier-frames L, pass. On each lower pivot, j, a friction-wheel, L', is rigidly mounted, the'periphery of which wheel is in contact with the inner surface of roo` the dange I? of the plate l'.

Each flier-frame L is adapted to receive a spool, M, which is to contain the material from which the body vot' the strands of the cord is to be made,"'the n., the lower end o'l'whieh can be. secured on one of the series of teeth, n', on one of the vertical bars of the flier-frame L. The iiierframe L is provided with three porcelain or glass eyes, m' nl. miand a like eye, Z, is formed on the disk Z, through which eyes the strand O passes before passing through the tubular pivot l1.. The rod N and the spring` n, serve as a tension device. as will be more fully described hereinafter.

On the end of each arm l a bent tube, l), is secured directly above the tubular pivot 71 and the said tube is inclined upward at an angle of about ibrty-ve degrees toward the central axis of the shaft G2. A sleeve, P. adapted to receive a spool, Q., is mounted loosely on the bent tube P, and is provided at its lower end with a friction-wheel, R, the edge of which rests against the beveled edge of a large horizontal friction-disk, S, which is rigidly mounted on the upper end ofthe shaft G". A winding and tension-spring frame, T, is attached to each sleeve P, near the lower end of the saine, and extends parallel with the said sleeve and rotates therewith. The frame T is made of spring-wire, forming two pa 1allel sh anks, of which the outer-or the one that is farthest fro n: the spool or sleeve-is attached to the sleeve l, at the lower end ofthe same, has a loop or eye, p, formed at or near the middle, and another loop or eye, r, at the end of the frame T, from which loop or eye r the inner sha-n k extends back toward the lower end of the sleeve I, as shown in Figs. 5 and T. The inner or lower end of the inner shank of the frame T is free. The silk U or other `covering material or threads on the spool Q passes through the loop or eye j), from there through the loop or eye a', and from there to the strand O, which it surrounds. The several strands 0, after being covered, pass through an eye, f, at the end of an arm, "W, of a standard, E, on the plate A. From the eye 1; the completed cord passes over guide-pulleys X Y on the standard E, and then over one of the pulleys a a and to the reel F2, which'is journaled on an arm, E', of the standard E.-

I have shown a machine for three spools, M, but more can be arranged on the machine,

4if desired.

The operation is as follows The pulley A? is rotated in the direction of the arrow, and the oog-wheels B and C, on the saine shaft with the pulley, will be rotated in the same direction. The cog-wheel B rotates the cog-wheel B and the shaft B2 in the direction of the arrow. By means of the cord F the reel F2 is rotated in such a inanner that it winds the cord Von the same.

The rogwhool (.l rotates the cog-wheel G in the direction of the arrow, whereby the fric tion-disk J will be rotated in a like direction, The cog-wheel C rotates the cog-whcel H, the sleeve l-l, and the arms K K thereon in the direction of the arrow, andthe eogwhecl C2 rotates the cog-wheel G', the shalt G2, and the friction-disk S thereon in the direction ofthe arrow, and the said friction-disk S rotates the friction-wheelsR in the direction of the arrow. The strands O are thus twisted by the revolving of the flier-frame, and the silk or other covering material wound from the revolving spools tg on the strands (l), which ale thus covered, and the twisted and covered strands O are then twisted together to form the cord V by the revolving ot' the disks carrying the iiier frame, the said disk being revolved from the tubular shaft 1I. It will thus be seen that the strands are twisted and covered and the twisted and covered strands twisted together to form the cord in one operation, and the completed cord is wound on a reel. lt' the friction-wheel J" rests upon the middle ot' the friction-disk J, the said f1iction\vheel willnot be revolved, nor will the plate l be revolved, and the fliers L revolved upon their several axes at the normal or medium speed. llt' the friction'wheel .T is moved toward the disk .T nearest the hand-wheel j", the plate I will be rotated from left to right-that is, in the inverse direction of the movement of the arms with either of the sets of teeth d', d?, or d. of

the disk l), so that the reel F1 will revolve slower or faster. the cord will be twisted more or less compaetly, as more or less twists to* gether of strands O are in a certain length of the cord. lf the 'frictionavheel J is so adjusted that it will be near that edge ofthe screw-shaft J l farthest from the hand-wheelj, the plate I will be rotated in the same direction as thearins K K', and consequently the iliers L will be rotated very slowly, and less twist will be given to the strands O if the pitch of the strandsin the cord is tobe greater or less. The beveled cog-wheel ll ninst be adjusted to engage with the teeth d', d, or d, so that the reel F2 will be revolved faster or slower. The operator is thus enabled to make cords having any desired number of twists per inch. Ilain cords can be made as well as cords of different colors. The springs n press the disks Z on the spools lil and Iprevent the said spools from rotating so rapidly that too much ol the material is unwound. W'hcn the thread U passes from the upper part of the spool to the eye or loop p, it forms an angle at its bends, and the friction affords so much resistance that the loop end of the tension' frame T will be drawn slightly toward the disk S by the thread U. .lhereby the free IOO end ofthe inner shank of the tension-frame T Will be raised from the edge of the spool Q, which can thus rotate freely, but when the thread passes from the lower end of the spool through the eye or loop p there is less frietion and resistance, and the thread U will not draw the loop end of thetension-frame T toward the disk S. The free end of the inner shank ofthe frame 'I' presses against the edge ot' the spool and prevents the same from rotating too rapidly.

Ifdesired, gear-wheels can be used throughout in place of friction-Wheels.

Having thus described-n1 y invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the tubular shaft H', means for operating the saine, the arms 'K K', and the flier-frames L, of the revolving plate I, provided with flange I2, the friction- Wheel L', the friction-wheel J', anzl means for operating the said wheel J', substantially as herein shown and described.

2. 4The combination, with the tubular shaft H', of the arms K K', the Hier-frames L, the. Wheels L', the revolving' plate I', the frictiondisk J, the friction-wheel J', and devices for rotating the same, and the shaft H', substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth.

3. The combination, with the tubular shaft H', of the arms K K', the flier-frames L, the wheels L', the revohiing plate I', the frictiondisk J, the friction-wheel J','the screw-shaft J2, and devices for rotating the friction-disk J and the shaft H'. substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth. i v

4. The combination, with the tubular shaft H', having arms carrying spool-holding flierfrani'is, ofthe shaft G, the sleeve I, the plate l', the wheels L' on the dier-frames, the cogivheels B and C, the shaft A', the driving-pulley A2, the cog-Wheels H G' G C2, the frictiondisk J, the friction-wheel J', and devices for Winding material around the strands of ibrous material on the spools in the Hier-frame, substantially as herein shownand described, and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, with the tubular shaft H', having arms carrying dier-frames adapted to contain spools, of the shaft Gi, the frictiondisk S on the same, the inclined tubes P on the ends of the upper arms on the shaft H', the sleeves P', the friction-wheels R on the said sleeves, the winding and tension frames T, attached to the sleeves P'-, and devices for rotating shafts H' and Gr"y in opposite directions, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

G. The combination, with the flier-frame L, provided with notchesn',oflhe disk Z,the rod N,

Vsecured to the flier-frameand to thedisk, and the spring u, secured to the free end ol the rod' N and engaging with the notches of the iiierl'rame, substantially as herein shown and described.

7. The combination, with a revolving spoolholding sleeve P', of the frame T, provided with a loop, p, at the middle ofthe outer shank, and a loop, r, at the free end of the frame at the junction of the shanks, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and t'or the purpose set forth.

S. The combination, with the shafts B2 D2 and the reel F2, of the adjustable bevel-wheel Bion shaft B2, the disk D on shaft D', provided with concentric rows of teeth d' d2 d, the sleeve D', provided with a series of pulleys, and means for operating the reel from one ofthe pulleys of the sleeve, substantially as herein shown and described.

ALFRED FORNANDER.

Witnesses:

OsoAR F. GUNZ, C. SEDGWICK. 

